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Non-disclosure agreements

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A company want me to sign an NDA before I go to a job interview at their facilities

I have been invited to a face-to-face interview at a company. Before going, I am "obliged" to sign an NDA. This is the private sector and an entertainment company. Why on Earth would I go into such a legal contract when I have no working…
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Talking about a crime after a non-disclosure agreement

Let's say I have this scenario. I commited a crime. No one has caught me yet. Another person catches me. We agree to sign a non-disclosure agreement. That person ends up speaking out about my crime. Does this mean I will be investigated by some sort…
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NDA for Take Home Challenge

As a part of an interview process, I've been asked to solve a take home challenge. Before I can access the data, I've been asked to sign a NDA. The NDA is generic stuff which says everything belongs to the company, etc. etc. What is curious to me is…
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If US military found an extraterrestrial and didn't tell the president, is it legal to inform him?

Many years ago I watched a film where US military found an extraterrestrial biological entity (an "alien") and used it for experiments. The president denied that aliens exist, and later, during invasion it became clear that this information was…
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NDA - binding if unknown partner is involved?

If a person has someone sign a generic (downloaded from the internet) NDA, where they said the subject of the NDA was theirs alone, but later discover a third party who was not mentioned is involved, does that impact the validity of the NDA? Would…
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NDA: No publicity, to keep a relationship confidential, legal terms clause?

I couldn't find an example of clause for an NDA to also keep the said NDA and the business relations secret/confidential. I could get harm if the business relation is disclosed publicly or to other external persons. What would be such clause in…
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What does the "independent development" statement mean within this NDA?

I was confronted the following chapter named "independent development" The Disclosing Party understands that the Receiving Party may currently or in the future be developing information internally, or receiving information from other persons.…
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Is this NDA valid?

I have a non-disclosure agreement that I signed to not disclose confidential information of the disclosing party. “Confidential Information” shall include all information or material that has or could have commercial value or other utility in the…
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Can developer ask the idea creator/founder to sign an NDA?

I am in a very unusual spot and seeking some clarity from those who really know this stuff. So I had an idea about a software product for about 2 years. I hired multiple freelancers but failed to get anywhere because the freelancers couldn’t find a…
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NDA Cost Liability

I'm not entirely familliar with NDA's and reading through, this section seems unclear to me. The Developer is liable for all costs, expenses and expenditures including, and without limitation, the complete legal costs incurred by the Inventor…
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Source Code Copyright and NDA

Does NDA give away the copyright of the source code that an independent contractor created after signing the NDA? In those unilateral NDAs, there is a paragraph always says "All Confidential Information and all of the Company's trademarks remain…
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Protecting oneself from NDA and other forms

I am blogger and product reviewer. As such I deal with a lot of prototype products, and "insider" information. There are times when I am asked to sign a Nondisclosure Form or something similar and I wanted to know if there was a way to supersede…
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NDA non-compete

I'm starting a startup with classmates and we're asked to sign a NDA. I have a prior project I'm working potentially targeting the same market and I was asked to join their team to develop their idea. The NDA seems pretty restrictive such as If I…
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Removing the explicitly "mark as confidential" clauses from a MNDA

Can someone explain the ramifications in not having limitations on what is explicitly marked as confidential? For example, changing the first to the second: “Confidential Information” refers to the following items one party to this Agreement…
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First time signing a NDA, no exception for prior work

This is the first time I have to sign a NDA as I've always worked as a freelance developer, and I'm worried about this NDA applying to software and libraries I've written previously, since I will be using these tools as part of my job with the…
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